Only the pope can declare someone to be a saint and only after years of investigation by the Sacred Congregation for the Causes of Saints in the Vatican.
declares them a Saint
When the pope declares a person a saint, it is said that he canonizes them.
It means when did the saint get canonize or when did the Church declare that person to be a saint. Canonization/canonize is when the Catholic church declares a dead person to be a saint. It's a long and lengthy process to declare/canonize a person to be a saint.
Canonization, the process in which the Pope declares someone a saint, or "raises him to the altar", worthy of veneration, and you may ask his intercession before God. It means that the person lived an exemplary life, died a holy death, and that it has been proved that there are two miracles directly attributable to his intercession.
Someone doesn't necessarily want to be a saint. To be a saint you have to be dead and three miracles have to happen after someone prays to you.
Technically, someone has to be dead to be declared a saint.
Saint Albert became a saint in 1941. He became a saint because he was canonized by the patron saint of natural scientists and Pope Pius XI. Being canonized is when the Catholic Church declares a dead person, a saint.
No, Saint Patrick died of natural causes.
yes, its pretty simply its his name and yes he was a saint. Saint Augustine.
Canonization is the official process by which the Catholic Church declares a deceased person to be a saint. It involves extensive investigation into the candidate's life and any miracles attributed to their intercession. Once canonized, the individual is recognized as a saint and can be venerated by Catholics worldwide.
Happy Saint Nicholas Day!
Someone will buy the loan from the bank. Unfortunately, they don't just go away.